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What do tree rings sound like when played like a record?https://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/11/what-do-tree-rings-sound-like-when-played-like-a-record/
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What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It’s hauntingly beautiful.

HOW IT WORKS: Instead of a needle, an optical sensor reads the wood’s color and texture. Then, algorithms convert those variations into notes on a scale, which is mapped to a piano synthesizer and played.

The rings of a trunk reveal the age of the tree, and environmental conditions like rainfall levels, disease, and even forest fires. Light colored rings indicate growth spurts, while darker marks show times of a slowdown.

Each slice is unique–a glimpse into the story of a tree’s past.

Bartholomaus Traubeck wondered what story those trees would tell. So he created equipment that could translate those rings into music on a record player. The result is a breathtaking masterpiece.

The above description taken from YouTube, written by Omeleto.

]]>https://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/11/what-do-tree-rings-sound-like-when-played-like-a-record/feed/0maryb95Heart of the Treehttps://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/08/heart-of-the-tree/
https://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/08/heart-of-the-tree/#respondMon, 08 Jan 2018 16:56:24 +0000http://maryburnsblog.com/?p=4655]]>Heart of the Tree by artist Josephine Wall, http://www.josephinewall.co.uk/heart_of_the_tree.html]]>https://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/08/heart-of-the-tree/feed/0maryb95Book Recommendation: The Hidden Life of Treeshttps://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/02/book-recommendation-the-hidden-life-of-trees/
https://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/02/book-recommendation-the-hidden-life-of-trees/#respondTue, 02 Jan 2018 22:02:33 +0000http://maryburnsblog.com/?p=4640]]>The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries From A Secret World, by Peter Wohlleben.

A fascinating book that will open your eyes to the hidden world of trees and how it all happens. After reading this book you will never look at trees in the same way again. The link below will take you to Goodreads with more detailed information and reviews of the book.

]]>https://maryburnsblog.com/2018/01/02/footsteps-of-angels/feed/1maryb95Happy New Year to all!https://maryburnsblog.com/2017/12/31/happy-new-year-to-all/
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https://maryburnsblog.com/2016/12/17/please-come-home-for-christmas-bb-king/#respondSat, 17 Dec 2016 18:17:20 +0000http://maryburnsblog.wordpress.com/?p=3774]]>For those who are missing their loved ones or cannot be together this Christmas.

little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see i will comfort you because you smell so sweetly i will kiss your cool bark and hug you safe and tight just as your mother would, only don’t be afraid look the spangles that sleep all the year in a dark box dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine, the balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads, put up your little arms and i’ll give them all to you to hold every finger shall have its ring and there won’t be a single place dark or unhappy then when you’re quite dressed you’ll stand in the window for everyone to see and how they’ll stare! oh but you’ll be very proud and my little sister and i will take hands and looking up at our beautiful tree we’ll dance and sing “Noel Noel”

.We sat sated in the den
ready for pie; but not quite
needing to sit a bit, settle our
bloated tummies, because
it was after the turkey,
after the rolls, after the potatoes,
the gravy, cranberries,
the vegetables, the stuffing,
the bounty of the feast we call
Thanksgiving, when seconds
become thirds, and the eye is
bigger than the stomach,
and eating is expected
Because cooking is love
and love is eating all of it
and we sit quietly, letting
the tryptophan do its thing
slowly easing the day
and making us ready
for dessert